ingrain
ingrain · ingrains
An ingrain fabric, such as a carpetAn ingrain fabric, such as a carpet.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
/ɪŋˈɡɹeɪn/
Meaning
1 sensesAn ingrain fabric, such as a carpet.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English engreynen, from the French phrase en grain; reinforced by thInherited from Middle English engreynen, from the French phrase en grain; reinforced by the phrase (dyed) in grain. See grain.
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